Camden man arrested on drug charges

CAMDEN -- A Camden man was charged this morning in connection with possession and distribution of illegal narcotics.

At about 4 a.m. Friday, police patrolling the area of 4th and Chestnut streets allegedly saw Francisco Castillo, 24, engaging in a hand-to-hand transaction with several people.

When officers approached, Castillo fled the area on foot.

During a short pursuit he allegedly discarded several bags of suspected illegal narcotics, police said.

Castillo was charged with Possession and Distribution of a Controlled Dangerous Substance, Possession and Distribution of a Controlled Dangerous Substance within 1000-feet of a School and Resisting Arrest, said police.